EP1507620A4 - Self-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materials - Google Patents
Self-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materialsInfo
- Publication number
- EP1507620A4 EP1507620A4 EP03753108A EP03753108A EP1507620A4 EP 1507620 A4 EP1507620 A4 EP 1507620A4 EP 03753108 A EP03753108 A EP 03753108A EP 03753108 A EP03753108 A EP 03753108A EP 1507620 A4 EP1507620 A4 EP 1507620A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- bagging
- self
- sealing
- composite materials
- vacuum fitting
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K15/00—Check valves
- F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
- F16K15/04—Check valves with guided rigid valve members shaped as balls
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
- F16L37/28—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means
- F16L37/38—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in only one of the two pipe-end fittings
- F16L37/40—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in only one of the two pipe-end fittings with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
- B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C43/36—Moulds for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- B29C43/3642—Bags, bleeder sheets or cauls for isostatic pressing
- B29C2043/3644—Vacuum bags; Details thereof, e.g. fixing or clamping
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
- B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C43/36—Moulds for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- B29C43/3607—Moulds for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles with sealing means or the like
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C43/00—Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material; Apparatus therefor
- B29C43/32—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C43/36—Moulds for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
- B29C43/3642—Bags, bleeder sheets or cauls for isostatic pressing
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10S137/907—Vacuum-actuated valves
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
- Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
- Y10T137/7904—Reciprocating valves
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7722—Line condition change responsive valves
- Y10T137/7837—Direct response valves [i.e., check valve type]
- Y10T137/7904—Reciprocating valves
- Y10T137/7908—Weight biased
- Y10T137/7909—Valve body is the weight
- Y10T137/791—Ball valves
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Check Valves (AREA)
- Self-Closing Valves And Venting Or Aerating Valves (AREA)
- Insertion Pins And Rivets (AREA)
- Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US38175502P | 2002-05-17 | 2002-05-17 | |
US381755P | 2002-05-17 | ||
PCT/US2003/015949 WO2003097286A2 (en) | 2002-05-17 | 2003-05-19 | Self-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materials |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1507620A2 EP1507620A2 (en) | 2005-02-23 |
EP1507620A4 true EP1507620A4 (en) | 2010-05-05 |
EP1507620B1 EP1507620B1 (en) | 2013-01-09 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP20030753108 Expired - Lifetime EP1507620B1 (en) | 2002-05-17 | 2003-05-19 | Self-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materials |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US7093612B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1507620B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1312423C (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003243283A1 (en) |
BR (1) | BR0310037A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2484678C (en) |
DE (1) | DE03753108T1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2003097286A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (14)
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US7325381B2 (en) * | 2005-09-12 | 2008-02-05 | Waldron Joseph M | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers |
US7328548B2 (en) * | 2005-09-12 | 2008-02-12 | Waldron Joseph M | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers |
US7997047B1 (en) * | 2008-03-04 | 2011-08-16 | Widgeteer, Inc. | Air evacuation assembly for sealable plastic bags |
CA2739517C (en) * | 2008-11-18 | 2013-08-27 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | Composite material manufacturing device and composite material manufacturing method |
WO2010129496A2 (en) * | 2009-05-04 | 2010-11-11 | Lamb Assembly And Test, Llc | Method and apparatus for rapid molding of wind turbine blades |
EP2435548B1 (en) | 2009-05-29 | 2015-02-18 | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. | Method for removing fluid contaminants from a composite material |
US10155366B2 (en) * | 2011-01-11 | 2018-12-18 | Textron Innovations Inc. | Single stage debulk and cure of a prepreg material |
TWM427493U (en) * | 2011-08-24 | 2012-04-21 | ming-hong Chen | Quick installation structure for water device |
CA2817791A1 (en) | 2012-06-19 | 2013-12-19 | Convergent Manufacturing Technologies Inc. | Detection, monitoring and management of gas presence, gas flow and gas leaks in composites manufacturing |
CA2916290A1 (en) * | 2014-12-30 | 2016-06-30 | Dennis M. Yager | Forage gas relief valve device |
US10814533B2 (en) | 2017-11-30 | 2020-10-27 | The Boeing Company | Systems and methods for applying vacuum pressure to composite parts |
US11339688B2 (en) | 2020-01-29 | 2022-05-24 | Borgwarner, Inc. | Variable camshaft timing valve assembly |
US20210300661A1 (en) * | 2020-03-27 | 2021-09-30 | Sunbeam Products, Inc. | Valve assembly for a food storage container |
US11608899B2 (en) * | 2021-06-08 | 2023-03-21 | Raytheon Company | Method of flow control |
Citations (3)
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WO1991014564A1 (en) * | 1990-03-20 | 1991-10-03 | Short Brothers Plc | An evacuation chamber |
WO1995033950A1 (en) * | 1994-06-09 | 1995-12-14 | Sandh, Sune | Connecting device for connecting fluid conduits |
US6234450B1 (en) * | 1999-01-08 | 2001-05-22 | James Jeory | Connectors and valves |
Family Cites Families (7)
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US3907268A (en) * | 1974-03-29 | 1975-09-23 | Thomas F Hale | Valve means for vacuum holding device |
US4171119A (en) * | 1977-10-25 | 1979-10-16 | Lamson William C | Fluid flow valve stem |
US4732415A (en) * | 1986-08-29 | 1988-03-22 | The Boeing Company | Non-metallic vacuum probe |
US4917353A (en) * | 1988-11-15 | 1990-04-17 | The Boeing Company | Vacuum probe and method |
US5082244A (en) * | 1990-12-28 | 1992-01-21 | Shippers Paper Products Company | Cargo air bag inflation valve and inflator combination |
US5882471A (en) * | 1996-01-31 | 1999-03-16 | Chandler; Johnny C. | Vacuum connector apparatus for retreading tires |
US6745998B2 (en) * | 2001-08-10 | 2004-06-08 | Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. | Valved male luer |
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2003
- 2003-05-19 AU AU2003243283A patent/AU2003243283A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-05-19 CA CA 2484678 patent/CA2484678C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-05-19 US US10/514,339 patent/US7093612B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-05-19 CN CNB038129922A patent/CN1312423C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-05-19 WO PCT/US2003/015949 patent/WO2003097286A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-05-19 BR BR0310037A patent/BR0310037A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-05-19 DE DE2003753108 patent/DE03753108T1/en active Pending
- 2003-05-19 EP EP20030753108 patent/EP1507620B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1991014564A1 (en) * | 1990-03-20 | 1991-10-03 | Short Brothers Plc | An evacuation chamber |
WO1995033950A1 (en) * | 1994-06-09 | 1995-12-14 | Sandh, Sune | Connecting device for connecting fluid conduits |
US6234450B1 (en) * | 1999-01-08 | 2001-05-22 | James Jeory | Connectors and valves |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CA2484678C (en) | 2009-12-08 |
EP1507620B1 (en) | 2013-01-09 |
WO2003097286A2 (en) | 2003-11-27 |
DE03753108T1 (en) | 2005-08-18 |
BR0310037A (en) | 2005-02-15 |
EP1507620A2 (en) | 2005-02-23 |
CA2484678A1 (en) | 2003-11-27 |
AU2003243283A8 (en) | 2003-12-02 |
CN1659401A (en) | 2005-08-24 |
AU2003243283A1 (en) | 2003-12-02 |
US7093612B2 (en) | 2006-08-22 |
CN1312423C (en) | 2007-04-25 |
US20050161092A1 (en) | 2005-07-28 |
WO2003097286A3 (en) | 2004-06-24 |
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